This GAMM Cachet cover by artist Gerry Adlman features a striking black-and-white woodcut-style illustration with teal accents depicting Columbus presenting maps to King Ferdinand, symbolizing royal favor restored. The cover bears three stamps from the 1992 Columbian Exposition series: a 6-cent purple 'Columbus Welcomed at Barcelona,' an 8-cent red 'Columbus Restored to Favor,' and a $3 green 'Columbus Describing Third Voyage.' Canceled May 22, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois.
Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white woodcut-style illustration with teal/blue color accent showing Columbus presenting maps or documents to King Ferdinand, with the title 'Royal Favor Restored' and text explaining King Ferdinand ordered Columbus to organize further voyages to explore and colonize new lands for Spain. Three stamps are affixed vertically: a 6-cent purple 'Columbus Welcomed at Barcelona,' an 8-cent red/carmine 'Columbus Restored to Favor,' and a $3 green 'Columbus Describing Third Voyage' from the 1992 Columbian Exposition commemorative series. The pictorial postmark features a silhouette of a figure with a walking staff, canceled in Chicago, IL 60607.
Mistral
The cachet features a detailed black-and-white woodcut-style illustration with teal accents, depicting Christopher Columbus presenting maps to King Ferdinand, symbolizing the restoration of royal favor. Three stamps from the 1992 Columbian Exposition series are affixed: a 6-cent purple stamp showing Columbus welcomed at Barcelona, an 8-cent red stamp depicting the restoration of favor, and a $3 green stamp illustrating Columbus describing his third voyage. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation featuring an outline of Columbus, with the text 'Chicago, IL 60607' and a circular design. The text on the cover reads 'Royal Favor Restored' and describes King Ferdinand's order to Columbus to organize voyages for Spain.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
